2011–12 Kategoria e Parë

The 2011–12 Kategoria e Parë was the 65th season of a second-tier association football league in Albania.

Kategoria e Parë
Season2011–12
ChampionsLuftëtari
PromotedLuftëtari
Kukësi
RelegatedGramozi
Vlora
Skrapari
Matches played240
Goals scored618 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorerKreshnik Ivanaj (27)

Teams

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The league was comprised fourteen teams, the teams ranked fifth through twelfth from the 2010–11 season, two relegated teams from the 2010–11 Kategoria Superiore, the two group winners of the 2010–11 Kategoria e Dytë, the two losing teams from the promotion/relegation playoffs between Kategoria e Parë and Kategoria Superiore teams and the two winning teams from the promotion/relegation playoffs between Kategoria e Parë and Kategoria e Dytë teams.

Pogradeci have earned direct promotion to the 2011–12 Kategoria Superiore season. They will be replaced by Elbasani, who were relegated at the end of the 2010–11 Kategoria Superiore season. Three additional directly promoted teams, as well as the other team to be directly relegated from the 2010–11 Kategoria Superiore, are yet to be determined.

Partizani were directly relegated to the 2011–12 Kategoria e Dytë after finishing the 2010–11 Kategoria e Parë season at the bottom of the table. The other team to be directly relegated, as well as both Kategoria e Dytë group winners, which will earn direct promotion, are yet to be determined.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Luftëtari (C, P) 30 23 3 4 59 22 +37 72 Promotion to 2012–13 Kategoria Superiore
2 Kukësi (P) 30 21 4 5 63 24 +39 67
3 Lushnja 30 19 7 4 49 16 +33 64 Play-off promotion to 2012–13 Kategoria Superiore
4 Besa (P) 30 17 4 9 44 33 +11 55
5 Besëlidhja 30 16 6 8 38 16 +22 54
6 Elbasani 30 11 6 13 44 48 −4 39
7 Burreli 30 12 3 15 36 43 −7 39
8 Gramshi 30 10 8 12 37 44 −7 38
9 Butrinti 30 10 7 13 32 36 −4 37
10 Ada 30 9 9 12 34 35 −1 36
11 Iliria 30 11 3 16 38 44 −6 36
12 Adriatiku 30 10 4 16 35 48 −13 34
13 Himara (O) 30 9 5 16 38 43 −5 32 Play-out relegation to 2012–13 Kategoria e Dytë
14 Gramozi (R) 30 9 2 19 25 60 −35 29
15 Vlora (R) 30 6 6 18 24 54 −30 18[a] Relegation to 2012–13 Kategoria e Dytë
16 Skrapari (R) 30 4 9 17 22 52 −30 18[b]
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Vlora were deducted six points.
  2. ^ Skrapari were deducted three points.

Promotion playoffs

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The third-, fourth- and fifth-placed Kategoria e Parë teams competed against the 10th-, 11th- and 12th-placed Kategoria Superiore sides in single match relegation playoffs.

Kamza0–2Besa
Report Rroshi   18'
Mihani   75'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Laver Alla

Tomori0–0Besëlidhja
Report
Penalties
3–2
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Emirjon Simo

Apolonia3–0Lushnja
Ribaj   27', 70'
Gerxho   85'
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Lorenc Jemini

References

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